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In pictures: Flash flooding hits around the country

Heavy rainfall last night has led to flooding around the country, with Cork city and county the worst affected area.

Updated 9.40am

FLOODING HAS AFFECTED areas around the country overnight, with rivers bursting their banks following heavy rainfall.

TheJournal.ie readers have sent us in photographs of the flooding in their local area, which show the extent of the flooding. The worst-affected area so far is Cork city, with Douglas Village suffering from heavy flooding.

Flooding has also been reported in Westmeath, Wicklow, Tipperary, Waterford, Galway and Belfast.

One Douglas resident captured the flooding in Douglas Village last night:



(Andeoch on Youtube)

According to Newstalk, Met Eireann said that 46mm of rain fell in Cork overnight.

Has your area been affected by flooding? Send your pics to tips@thejournal.ie or tweet us @thejournal_ie

In pictures: Flash flooding hits around the country
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  • Glanmire flooding

    A reader send in this photo of a road washed away in Glanmire, Cork Pic: Donal O Caoimh http://donal.ie/
  • Douglas Village

    Flooded in the centre of Douglas Village in Cork city early this morning
  • Flooding in Cork

    More flooding pictured in Cork overnight
  • House flooded

    A reader sent this pic in of flooding in her house in Cork
  • RNLI team

    The RNLI Irish division Flood Rescue Team deployed from Dublin to Belfast to aid floor response. Two teams were deployed to Ballymena and Armagh. Pic via a reader
  • Flooding in Douglas

  • Flooding

    How flooding has affected a road near Glanmire
  • Flooding

    How flooding has affected a road near Glanmire
  • Cork

    Sarsfield roundabout, Wilton, cork
  • Flooding in Blackpool, Cork

    Blackpool in Cork this morning

Read: Flooding, power cuts reported around Ireland following heavy rainfall>

Read: 7 tips for staying safe on the roads during this morning’s floods>

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